motive power; driving force
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
growth rate; coefficient of extension
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
older sister; elder sister
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
(not) even once; (not) ever
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
impossible to do (although wants to)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
recommendation; referral; endorsement
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
art of self-defense (defence)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten